Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes.

Researchers at Utah State University have reported a previously unrecognised CRISPR immune response in which a bacterial ...

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published in Nature.

Researchers have identified the specific structural loops in G-quadruplex DNA that allow it to act as a chaperone, preventing ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Researchers say discoveries could expand the CRISPR toolbox and lead to more efficient, rapid diagnostic tools for detecting COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed previously unappreciated roles for the retrotransposon LINE ...

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors age faster than their peers who did not have cancer, according to a new study, ...